“Instead of rabies prevention, government officials in China often resort to mass slaughters of dogs, called culls, in which dog-beating squads kill any dog spotted on the street, even if they have an owner” – thus proclaim the advocacy called the aolfriends@earth.care2.com

This writer has coined the term, “dogmestic violence,” as used previously in these articles:

The article says, “Indiscriminate slaughter is an ineffective way of controlling rabies. Rabies has been successfully controlled in many countries through managing the dog population and improving public education about effective disease control and treatment.

“The first draft of national animal welfare legislation for China is under review which, if passed into law, would permanently ban these cruel dog culls.

“Urge Chinese officials to support the passage of legislation to ban dog culls and to mandate humane rabies prevention measures across the country -- sign now. »